the sisterhood of the bitch part 13

Se, cosí come sono abietta e vile
donna, posso portar sí alto foco,
perché no debbo aver almeno un poco
di ritraggerlo al mondo e vena e stile?

If I, who am a vile and abject woman,
nevertheless bear such lofty passion within me,
why should I not have my share of telling it to the world,
and my portion of wit and style as well?

Si yo, siendo vil y abyecta mujer,
sin embargo soy capaz de llevar tan noble pasión,
por qué no tendría el poder también de retratarla,
y con mi porción de talento y de estilo?

gaspara stampa, 1523-1554

photo by girlontape, exhibited as part of my GIRLADELICA show in REDgalería, march-april 2009